All Africa articles – Page 79

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    Dockwise wins USD42 million in near-term contracts

    2012-08-02T00:00:00Z

    January 30 - Eight near-term contracts with a total value of USD42 million have been awarded to Dockwise Shipping for the transportation of jack-up drilling rigs, dredging equipment and various other cargoes.

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    Global Cargo Line joins PCN

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) welcomes Global Cargo Line as a representative in the Lebanon.

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    CaroTrans increases Trans Pacific capacity

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Project cargo forwarders handling containerised cargo serving Japan from the US will benefit from a new, direct LCL export service from Seattle to Tokyo.

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    Six months of West African sailing for ACM

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Argo Coral Maritime (ACM) shipping line based in the Netherlands is celebrating six months of operating a regular parcel service, with its main focus on serving Luanda and Lobito in Angola as well as serving other ports in West Africa.

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    Libyan aviation services company expands to Athens

    2012-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Atheka Aviation, one of Libya's first private and independent aviation services company, has opened an office and international hub in the European Union.

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    Peregrine flies into the Lion City's jaws

    2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Sherpa has delivered the drillship Peregrine 1 owned by LaPatagonia Offshore from Salvador in Brazil to Singapore, writes Sylvana Vilca-Melendez.

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    Fixed route in Mozambique Channel meets opposition

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) sub-committee on safety of navigation the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - which represents global shipowners and 80 percent of the world merchant fleet - will be opposin

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    South Africa on track for domestic railway loco manufacture

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - A move to manufacture railway locomotives in South Africa could bring some business for the country's project cargo forwarders.

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    Ahlers is busy with a range of projects

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Antwerp-based Ahlers Forwarding has revealed a range of charters and shipments that neatly demonstrate its worldwide reach in sectors as diverse as oil and gas to the Winter Olympics 2014.

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    Helicopters fly with Sarr Freights

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - India's Sarr Freights has handled the shipment of three helicopters for the Ecuadorian Air Force and the Namibian Ministry of Defence.

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    Rhinos fly back to the wild

    2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - DHL has transported three critically endangered black rhinos, as part of a conservation initiative by The Aspinall Foundation, from Manston Airport, Kent, UK to the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania.

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    CaroTrans opens in Le Havre

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - Global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator, CaroTrans, has opened a branch office in Le Havre, France; creating the foundation for future growth in the country.

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    Project Cargo Network adds three

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has unveiled its first member in Ghana and Peru, and welcomed a third member in Qatar.

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    Air Charter International sees upward trend in unusual charters

    2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - Air Charter International (ACI), the Dubai-based aircraft charter and leasing company, is experiencing an upward trend in the number of charters involving unusual or complicated requirements, along with an increase in charter requests from the A

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    Training on the agenda

    2012-06-18T00:00:00Z

    June 18 - The next issue of HLPFI takes an in-depth look at training within the heavy lift and project forwarding sector and we have noted a number of forthcoming training opportunities.

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    Vanguard moves container crane with unusual trailer configuration

    2012-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - South African heavy lift and relocation specialist, Vanguard, recently designed a unique trailer and steer configuration to relocate a 220-tonne, 16 m high and 32 m long container-handling crane for a large freight logistics company.

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    PCN adds member in Chile

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added Integral Chile SA as its second member in Chile.

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    Maersk Illinois makes historic call in Milwaukee

    2012-06-13T00:00:00Z

    June 13 - Cargo ships are a common sight at the Port of Milwaukee, but the arrival of the Maersk Illinois recently stood out amongst the port's typical marine traffic as the ship, a US-flag multipurpose vessel with heavy lift cranes, became the first Amer

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    Vlissingen to get new project cargo terminal

    2012-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - The Dutch group Supermaritime is to build a breakbulk terminal in the Scaldiahaven in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Welcome to HLPFI's Friday Flyer, our round-up of news from the last few days, spiced up with a little anecdotal commentary from the editorial team. This week's edition is sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding Industrial Projects division, which prom